Hi guys was looking for a wee bit of information on buying a new video card.
I was originally looking for a new laptop when my brother gave me the incentive after standing on my current one separating the screen from the base unit. I was looking for something with a hdmi output so I could stream and watch HD movies on my TV, which I wasn't able to do with my toshiba satellite.
I've since realised that, for what I want to spend, I could upgrade my old desktop for the aforementioned reasons and buy a new screen for my broken laptop for less monies. The graphics card as well as the pc is pretty old, however I think the cpu could probably handle hdmi, but would appreciate your opinion as mine is uninformed.
The desktop features:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Nvidia 9600 gt
3 gb ram
450 w psu
I was looking at the Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6670 2GB, which I can pick up for about £50. If anyone can suggest a better card in this price range I'd appreciate it. And will it need a more powerful psu?
I'm not very technically minded currently. I basically want to upgrade my desktop where I can plug a hdmi cable from it into my TV, using it as a monitor which can play high definition and stream without lag.
I use ps3 & xbox for gaming these days (when permitted to play!) so the most strain it will be under is when watching films and using some photoshop.
Cheers guys,
Mika
I was originally looking for a new laptop when my brother gave me the incentive after standing on my current one separating the screen from the base unit. I was looking for something with a hdmi output so I could stream and watch HD movies on my TV, which I wasn't able to do with my toshiba satellite.
I've since realised that, for what I want to spend, I could upgrade my old desktop for the aforementioned reasons and buy a new screen for my broken laptop for less monies. The graphics card as well as the pc is pretty old, however I think the cpu could probably handle hdmi, but would appreciate your opinion as mine is uninformed.
The desktop features:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Nvidia 9600 gt
3 gb ram
450 w psu
I was looking at the Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6670 2GB, which I can pick up for about £50. If anyone can suggest a better card in this price range I'd appreciate it. And will it need a more powerful psu?
I'm not very technically minded currently. I basically want to upgrade my desktop where I can plug a hdmi cable from it into my TV, using it as a monitor which can play high definition and stream without lag.
I use ps3 & xbox for gaming these days (when permitted to play!) so the most strain it will be under is when watching films and using some photoshop.
Cheers guys,
Mika